Anyone know anything about webcamming under linux?

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Anyone know anything about webcamming under linux?

Postby JoeDude » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:25 am

I mean is it ppossible to say use a compatible client for Yahoo's cam or even...parish the thought, MSN?

The only way my parents get to see their grandkids is by webcam right now.
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Postby Void Main » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:06 am

Supposedly KDE 3.5 has support for them:
http://linuxreviews.org/news/2005/12/04 ... ex.html.en

I have a USB webcam that I got working with gnomemeeting back in the Red Hat 8 days:
http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat/re ... nnect.html
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Postby JoeDude » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:42 am

kewl, I'm trying to convince my wife to get rid of windows on here, but the only way I'm gonna do that is by getting the things she's used to having
...much work to do...
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